The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai and its suburbs. Phase I of the project consisted of two corridors covering a length of 54.15 kilometres (33.65 mi). [1] The elevated section of the project began operations in June 2015, with the entire elevated stretch operational as of October 2016. [2] The entire project completed within the financial year 2019-2020. About 55% of the corridors in Phase I are underground and the remaining corridors are elevated. [3] Phase II is currently under construction. [4]
† | Terminal station |
* | Transfer station to other lines |
†* | Transfer station to Chennai Suburban |
** | Terminal and transfer station to Chennai Suburban |
†† | Terminal and transfer station to Chennai MRTS and Chennai Suburban |
*# | Transfer station to Chennai Suburban and Indian Railways |
†¤ | Terminal, transfer station to other lines, Chennai Suburban, Chennai MRTS and Indian Railways |
Sr no. | Station Name | Line | Opened | Layout | Notes | Refs | |
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English | Tamil | ||||||
1 | AG – DMS | ஏ.ஜி. – டி.எம்.எஸ். | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [5] [6] |
2 | Anna Nagar East | அண்ணா நகர் கிழக்கு | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [7] [8] |
3 | Anna Nagar Tower | அண்ணா நகர் கோபுரம் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [9] [10] |
4 | Arignar Anna Alandur* | அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர் |
Blue Line Green Line |
21 September 2016 29 June 2015 |
Elevated | – | [11] [12] |
5 | Arumbakkam | அரும்பாக்கம் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [13] [14] |
6 | Ashok Nagar | அசோக் நகர் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [15] [16] |
7 | Chennai International Airport* | சென்னை பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம் | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
|
[17] [18] |
8 | Egmore*# | எழும்பூர் | Green Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | Transfer station for:
|
[19] [20] |
9 | Ekkattuthangal | ஈக்காட்டுத்தாங்கல் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [21] [22] |
10 | Government Estate | அரசினர் தோட்டம் | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [23] [24] |
11 | Guindy†* | கிண்டி | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
|
[25] [26] |
12 | High Court | உயர் நீதிமன்றம் | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [27] [28] |
13 | Kaladipet | காலடிபேட்டை | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
14 | Kilpauk | கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [30] [31] |
15 | Koyambedu | கோயம்பேடு | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [32] [33] |
16 | LIC | எல். ஐ. சி. | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [34] [35] |
17 | Little Mount | சின்னமலை | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | – | [36] [37] |
18 | Mannadi | மண்ணடி | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [38] [39] |
19 | Meenambakkam | மீனம்பாக்கம் | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | – | [40] [41] |
20 | Nandanam | நந்தனம் | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [42] [43] |
21 | Nanganallur Road | நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | – | [44] [45] |
22 | Nehru Park | நேரு பூங்கா | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [46] [47] |
23 | New Washermanpet | புது வண்ணரப்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
24 | Pachaiyappa's College | பச்சையப்பன் கல்லூரி | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [48] [49] |
25 | Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central†¤ | புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர் எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் சென்ட்ரல் |
Blue Line Green Line |
10 February 2019 25 May 2018 |
Underground | Transfer station for:
|
[50] [51] |
26 | Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT | புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர் ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | Transfer station for: | [52] [53] |
27 | Saidapet | சைதாப்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [54] [55] |
28 | Shenoy Nagar | செனாய் நகர் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [56] [57] |
29 | Sir Theagaraya College | சர் தியாகரயா கல்லூரி | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Underground | – | [29] |
30 | St. Thomas Mount†† | பரங்கிமலை | Green Line | 14 October 2016 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
|
[58] [59] |
31 | Teynampet | தேனாம்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [60] [61] |
32 | Thirumangalam | திருமங்கலம் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [62] [63] |
33 | Tiruvottriyur | திருவொற்றியூர் | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
34 | Tiruvottriyur Theradi | திருவொற்றியூர் தேரடி | Blue Line | 13 March 2022 | Elevated | – | [29] |
35 | Thousand Lights | ஆயிரம் விளக்கு | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [64] [65] |
36 | Tollgate | சுங்கச்சாவடி | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
37 | Tondiarpet | தண்டையார்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Underground | – | [29] |
38 | Vadapalani | வடபழனி | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [66] [67] |
39 | Washermanpet†* | வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | Transfer station for:
|
[68] [69] |
40 | Wimco Nagar | விம்கோ நகர் | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
|
[29] |
Sr no. | Station Name | Line | Opened | Layout | Notes | Refs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Tamil | ||||||
1 | Koyambedu Depot | கோயம்பேடு பணிமனை | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | – |
2 | Wimco Nagar Depot | விம்கோ நகர் பணிமனை | Blue Line | 14 March 2022 | Elevated | – | – |
Total Number of Metro Stations | 40 |
Number of Interchange Stations | 2 |
Number of Elevated stations | 19 |
Number of Underground Stations | 21 |
Number of Stations At-Grade | 0 |